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About Gary

Gary Marx, founder and president of the Center for Public Outreach in Vienna, Virginia, has done energizing and idea rich keynotes, distinguished lectures, and interactive workshops in all fifty U.S. states and on five continents. Topics include:

• Sixteen Trends...That Will Profoundly Impact Education and Our Future
• Future-Focused Leadership
• Creating a Future...The Essence of Leadership.

In addition to speaking, Marx provides counsel on future-oriented leadership, communication, education, community, and democracy. His most recent best-selling books include Sixteen Trends...Their Profound Impact on Our Future, published by the Educational Research Service, and Future-Focused Leadership...Preparing Schools, Students, and Communities for Tomorrow's Realities.

Gary Marx has served education and other organizations at all levels, from local to international. He is a veteran former senior executive for the American Association of School Administrators. "We need to understand the political, economic, social, technological, demographic, environmental, and other forces impacting our society if we hope to prepare our students and our organizations for a fast-changing world," Marx says. "Staying in touch and constantly creating a future is a distinguishing mark of outstanding educators and all other leaders in society."